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PIB Headquarters
Bill Trading racket by issue of fake GST invoices amounting to Rs.352 Cr busted Chennai
In a significant effort towards curbing evasion under GST, Chennai North GST and Central Excise Commissionerate, Chennai had gathered credible intelligence and taken up search operations on 15.11.2018 at various locations in Chennai. During the search operations, the officers of Headquarters Preventive Unit have busted a big racket of fraudulent companies engaged in trading of fake tax invoices for availing input tax credit by dealers of various commodities through the country.
Based on specific intelligence and through data based analysis, the officer under the supervision of Shri M. Sreedhar Reddy, IRS, Principal Commissioner of GST and Central Excise, Chennai North raided various locations on 15.11.2018. The team found incriminating documents and electronic evidences pertaining to fake companied at 9 locations which were searched.
The investigation revealed that the fake companies registered with the department are issuing fake invoices without actually trading the goods to various other companies. One Danaram, the mastermind of activities, who with his other accomplices is running the racket.
Danaram had obtained 37Nos. of GST registrations and Kailash had obtained 13 Nos. of GST registrations and totally floated 50 fake companies together. The modus operandi involved in creating/floating fake companies at fake/wrong address, issuing fake GST invoices and generating e-way bills with fake/wrong vehicle registration details without supply of any goods. The fake companies are floated with an intention to fraudulently pass on input tax credit by issuing fake invoices without any supply of goods causing loss to the exchequer. Prima Facie it is evidenced that these person have generated and issued tax invoices having turnover of Rs.352 Cr.  with a GST liability of nearly Rs. 61 Cr . The individuals have admitted that the said firms do not exist physically and that the said firms were floated with the intention of earning money by issuing fake invoices. Based on records/documents and committal statement, Danaram was taken into custody of the officers and have been arrested under the provision of GST law. The officers Shri Rajeev Kumar, Additional Commissioner and Shri G A Harhanand, Assistant Commissioner  along with the team of officers have played a key role in detecting the fraud. Further investigation is in progress.
During the course of investigation, it has been noticed that fake bills/invoices are being issued in commodities like Gold Jewellery, Steel, Plastics, Fabric, timber etc. Action will be intensified against such fraudsters in due course by the Department.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
J&K becomes the first Union Territory to be integrated with National Single Window System
LG, Shri Manoj Sinha launches the J&K Single Window Clearance System integrated with NSWS
NSWS is linked with India Industrial Land Bank  which hosts 45 industrial parks of J&K, will help Investors to discover available land parcels in J&K
In a historic achievement, Jammu & Kashmir became the first Union Territory to be onboarded the National Single Window System . This marks a major leap in Ease of Doing Business  in the Union Territory.
Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha launched the J&K Single Window Clearance System integrated with NSWS yesterday in the presence of Shri Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, Govt of J&K, Ms. Sumita Dawra, Additional Secretary, DPIIT, Shri Ranjan Thakur, Principal Secretary Industries & Commerce, Govt of J&K.
NSWS is linked with India Industrial Land Bank  which hosts 45 industrial parks of J&K. This will help Investors to discover available land parcels in J&K.
The NSWS, a 2020 budgetary announcement of the Government of India, is a digital platform that serves as a guide for investors to identify and to apply for approvals as per their business requirements. The platform was soft launched in September 2021 by the Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Textiles and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal.
NSWS will eliminate the need for investors to visit multiple platforms/offices to gather information and obtain clearances from different stakeholders.
Twenty Ministries / Departments have been integrated on NSWS including Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare amongst others. Currently 142 central approvals can be applied through the NSWS portal.
14 States/UTs onboarded on NSWS include Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
The Know Your Approval  module on NSWS guides investors to identify approvals required for their business based on a dynamic intuitive questionnaire. Currently, the module hosts more than 3,000 approvals across Centre & States.
As on date, the portal has 16,800 visitors, out of which 7,500 KYA journeys have been serviced. More than 1,250 investors are registered on the portal.
The NSWS platform can be accessed at www.nsws.gov.in.
Prime Minister's Office
PM bows to Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has bowed to Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary. Shri Modi also shared a video of his thoughts on Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"I bow to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Ji on his Jayanti. His courage motivates us greatly. We reiterate our commitment to realise his vision for our nation."
Ministry of Communications
India Post distributes Circle Excellence Award
West Bengal Circle achieves 90% of assigned target of POSB revenue for 2021-22, within September 2021
Kolkata; October 26th, 2021
To recognize the activities and efforts of its staff members, India Post distributed more than 100 awards under “Circle Excellence Award” category to its staff members here in Kolkata today. These awards were distributed by Ms. J. Charukesi, Chief Postmaster General, West Bengal Circle.
Briefing the media about the performance and activities of India Post, Ms. Charukesi said, the Department of Posts celebrated the National Postal Week in the month of October, 2021. It stated with World Post Day on October 9, 2021. This year, the celebration was enhanced with the clubbing of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, she added.
Highlighting the performances of the postal department, she said, to create awareness of various schemes of the postal department, Savings Bank melas were organized in all the districts on October 11, 2021. To empower the girl child, emphasis was also given to open the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana accounts. Around 22525 accounts, including 7658 SSA and 1799 PPF accounts were opened in a single day. West Bengal Circle has achieved 90%  of assigned target  of POSB revenue for 2021-22, within September 2021. A total of 15,86,060 accounts in POSB were opened in West Bengal Circle. Apart from this, various services of IPPB like AEPS, CELC, etc had also been promoted, she added.
To celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, six special covers on Unsung Heroes  were also released on Philately Day . Special covers on Shri Santosh Kumar Mitra, Shri Nanigopal Mukhopadhyay, Shri Khudiram Bose, Shri Sushil Kumar Dhara, Shri Trilochan Pokhrel and Ms. Bina Das were also issued to recognize the contributions made by them towards the freedom movement of the country, Ms. Charukesi informed.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India reports steady trend of higher New Recoveries than New Cases for the 6th successive day
13 States/UTs have more Recoveries than New Cases
74% of New Recoveries from 10 States/UTs
With its focussed strategies and effective people-centric measures, India is reporting exponential increase in recoveries.
New recoveries in India have exceeded the new cases for the last six days. This is a result of focus on testing, tracing, treatment, surveillance and clear messaging, as highlighted by Prime Minister in his review meeting with seven high focus States/UTs yesterday.
87,374 recoveries have been registered in the last 24 hours in the country, while the number of new confirmed cases stands at 86,508. With this, the total number of recoveries are 46.7 lakh . The Recovery Rate has crossed 81.55%.
As India records more recoveries than the new cases, the gap between Recovered Cases and the Active Cases is continuously widening. The recovered cases  exceed the active cases  by more than 37 lakh. This has also ensured that the active caseload accounts for merely 16.86% of the total positive cases. This has sustained on its steady declining path.
Following the national lead, 13 States/UTs are also reporting higher number of new recoveries than the new cases.
Nearly 74% of the New Recovered cases are found in 10 States/UTs. Maharashtra has maintained this lead with 19,476 cases  for the sixth consecutive day.
These sustained encouraging results have been made possible with the Centre-led proactive and calibrated strategy of TEST TRACK TREAT which has focussed on ‘Chase the Virus” approach. Early identification through high & aggressive testing, prompt surveillance & tracking combined with high quality medical care through Standard of Care protocol issued by the Centre has aided the high number of recoveries.
There has been sustained focus of the Union and State/UT governments on improved and effective clinical treatment in hospitals, supervised home isolation, use of non-invasive oxygen support, use of steroids, anticoagulants, and improved services of the ambulances for ferrying patients for prompt and timely treatment. Tireless efforts of ASHA workers have ensured effective surveillance and tracking progress of the patients in supervised home isolation
The ‘eSanjeevani’ digital platform has enabled telemedicine services which have been successful in containing the spread of COVID while simultaneously enabling provisions for non-COVID essential healthcare. The Centre has focussed on building the clinical management capacities of the doctors manning the ICUs. The 'National e-ICU on COVID-19 Management' exercise conducted by domain experts from AIIMS, New Delhi have substantially helped in this. 20 such sessions with 278 Institutions and Centers of Excellence have been conducted in 28 States/UTs.
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his Jayanti
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President of India on his Jayanti.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"मिसाइल मैन के रूप में विख्यात देश के पूर्व राष्ट्रपति डॉ. एपीजे अब्दुल कलाम जी को उनकी जयंती पर सादर नमन। उन्होंने अपना जीवन भारत को सशक्त, समृद्ध और सामर्थ्यवान बनाने में समर्पित कर दिया। देशवासियों के लिए वे हमेशा प्रेरणास्रोत बने रहेंगे।"
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Launches Rewarding Scheme for Grant of Award to the Good Samaritan who has saved life of a victim of a fatal accident involving a motor vehicle
Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued Guidelines for the “Scheme for grant of Award to the Good Samaritan who has saved life of a victim of a fatal accident involving a motor vehicle by administering immediate assistance and rushing to Hospital/Trauma Care Centre within the Golden Hour of the accident to provide medical treatment”. The Scheme mainly aims to motivate the general public to help the road accident victims in emergency situation, inspire and motivate others to save innocent lives on road.
Any individual who has saved life of a victim of a fatal accident involving a motor vehicle by administering immediate assistance and rushing to Hospital within the Golden Hour of the accident to provide medical treatment would be eligible for the award. An individual Good Samaritan can be awarded maximum 5 times in a year.
The amount of award for the Good Samaritan would be Rs.5,000/- per incident. On receipt of communication from the Police Station/Hospital, District Level Appraisal Committee shall review and approve the proposals on a monthly basis. The Appraisal Committee at the District Level comprising District Magistrate, SSP, Chief Medical and Health Officer, RTO  of the concerned District would sanction and send the cases to the concerned State/UT Transport Depart for making the payment to the Good Samaritans.
MoRTH will provide Rs. 5 Lakhs as initial grant to the Transport Department of the State/UT for making payment to the Good Samaritans. Subsequently, Ministry would reimburse the amount to the States/UTs on monthly basis.
A State Level Monitoring Committee under Chairmanship of Principal Secretary  having Commissioner  and ADGP  as Members and Transport Commissioner as Member Secretary shall do Quarterly Meetings to monitor the proper implementation of scheme.
Every year, the State Level Monitoring Committee of each State/UT will nominate three most worthy proposals for national level awards on yearly basis to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for further consideration. MoRTH would have an Appraisal Committee for this purpose and they shall review the proposals received from the States / UTs and select the best ten Good Samaritans of the year. They will be awarded with Rs. 1,00,000/- each along with a Certificate and trophy during National Road Safety Month  in Delhi.
The Scheme would be effective w.e.f 15th of October, 2021. Details of the Scheme are available on the Ministry’s Portal.
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Ministry of Panchayati Raj
SVAMITVA Scheme
The Central Sector Scheme “SVAMITVA” aims to provide the ‘Record of Rights’ to village household owners possessing houses in inhabited areas  in villages. Under the scheme, land parcels in rural inhabited area of all the villages of the country are surveyed. It helps in determination of clear ownership of property.
The scheme is being implemented with the collaborative efforts of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Survey of India , State Revenue Department, State Panchayati Raj Department and National Informatics Centre. States need to sign Memorandum of Understanding  with SoI for implementation of the scheme. So far 31 States/UTs, including the State of Uttar Pradesh, have signed MoU with SoI. The Scheme facilitates monetisation of properties leading to ease of securing bank loans, reduction of property related disputes, comprehensive village level planning and providing a basis for assessment of property tax, which would accrue to the Gram Panchayats directly in States where it is devolved. The State-wise details of villages covered and beneficiaries impacted is attached as below:
The scheme aims to cover all the village household owners possessing houses in inhabited  areas in villages of the country.
Annexure
State-wise details of villages covered and beneficiaries impacted

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S.No.
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States/UTs
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|
Drone Flying Completed in villages
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Property Card Prepared
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For No. of villages
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No. of Property Cards
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|
1
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|
Andhra Pradesh
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|
5160
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
2
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
1817
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
3
|
|
Assam
|
|
811
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
4
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
7973
|
|
326
|
|
17556
|
|
5
|
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
|
|
81
|
|
75
|
|
4397
|
|
6
|
|
Delhi
|
|
31
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
7
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
7171
|
|
128
|
|
22690
|
|
8
|
|
Haryana
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|
6260
|
|
6260
|
|
2590473
|
|
9
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
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|
4487
|
|
80
|
|
1200
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|
10
|
|
Jammu and Kashmir
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|
1465
|
|
180
|
|
5800
|
|
11
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
240
|
|
2179
|
|
746632
|
|
12
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
3223
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
13
|
|
Kerala
|
|
120
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
14
|
|
Ladakh
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|
173
|
|
25
|
|
1534
|
|
15
|
|
Lakshadweep Islands
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|
10
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
16
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
43014
|
|
14282
|
|
1758779
|
|
17
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
35168
|
|
5441
|
|
816838
|
|
18
|
|
Manipur
|
|
119
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
19
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
141
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
20
|
|
Odisha
|
|
2089
|
|
23
|
|
556
|
|
21
|
|
Pondicherry
|
|
96
|
|
92
|
|
3000
|
|
22
|
|
Punjab
|
|
4706
|
|
53
|
|
5347
|
|
23
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
13352
|
|
709
|
|
22097
|
|
24
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
1
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
25
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
2
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
26
|
|
Telangana
|
|
5
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
27
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
90847
|
|
35904
|
|
5217920
|
|
28
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
7441
|
|
7441
|
|
278229
|
|
29
|
|
Andaman and Nicobar
|
|
186
|
|
141
|
|
7409
|
|
30
|
|
Goa
|
|
410
|
|
410
|
|
782025
|
|
31
|
|
Tripura
|
|
3
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
Total
|
|
236602
|
|
73,749
|
|
1,22,82,482
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
National Commission For De-Notified And Nomadic Tribes
The Ministry, vide Gazette Notification dated 12.02.2014 had constituted National Commission for De-Notified and Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes  for the period of 3 years from the date of Notification.Government has so far launched following welfare schemes for the benefits to DNTs:
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- Dr. Ambedkar Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship for DNTs Boys and Girls.
- Nanaji Deshmukh Scheme of construction of Hostels for DNTs Boys and Girls.
A Development and Welfare Board for De-Notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities  has been constituted on 21.02.2019 and a Committee has also been set up by the NITI Aayog to complete the process of identification of the De-Notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities . The survey work of identification of DNT Communities and placing Sthem in a category of SC/ST/OBC is also under process in NITI Ayog and Anthropological Survey of India . Also, the Department has approved a specialscheme namely "Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNT Communities " for welfare of this community having following four components:-
- To provide coaching of good quality for DNT candidates to enable them to appear in competitive examinations.
- To provide Health Insurance to them.
- To facilitate livelihood initiative at community level; and
- To provide financial assistance for construction of houses for members of these communities.
This information was given by The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Sushri Pratima Bhoumik in the Loksabha in a written reply.
Ministry of Defence
INDIGENISATION IN DEFENCE MANUFACTURING
The Government has taken several policy initiatives in the past few years under 'Make in India' program and brought in reforms to encourage indigenous design, development and manufacture of defence equipment in the country, thereby reducing import of defence equipment. These initiatives, inter-alia, include according priority to procurement of capital items from domestic sources under Defence Acquisition Procedure -2020; Announcement of 18 major defence platforms for industry led design & development; Notification of two ‘Positive Indigenisation Lists’ of total 209 items of Services and two ‘Positive Indigenisation List’ of total 2851 items and 107 Line Replaceable Units  of Defence Public Sector Undertakings , for which there would be an embargo on the import beyond the timelines indicated against them; Simplification of Industrial licensing process with longer validity period; Liberalisation of Foreign Direct Investment  policy allowing 74% FDI under automatic route; Simplification of Make Procedure; Launch of Innovations for Defence Excellence  scheme involving start-ups & Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ; Implementation of Public Procurement  Order 2017; Launch of an indigenization portal namely SRIJAN to facilitate indigenisation by Indian Industry including MSMEs; Reforms in Offset policy with thrust on attracting investment and Transfer of Technology for Defence manufacturing by assigning higher multipliers; and Establishment of two Defence Industrial Corridors, one each in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
With these actions of the Government, the expenditure on defence procurement from foreign sources has reduced from 46% to 36%, thereby reduced import burden in the last 3  years i.e., 2018-19 to 2020-21.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Smt Roopa Ganguly in Rajya Sabha on March 28, 2022.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh speaks with Japan Defence Minister over phone on mitigating COVID-19
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh today held a telephone conversation with Minister of Defence, Japan Mr Taro Kono.
The two Defence Ministers had discussions on their respective responses against the COVID-19 pandemic. Shri Rajnath Singh informed Mr Kono Taro on India’s contribution to international efforts against COVID-19 and discussed areas of mutual cooperation in the global fight against the pandemic. They also agreed that India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership provides a good basis for both countries to work together alongwith other countries in this regard to deal with the post COVID-19 related challenges.
Both ministers also conveyed their commitment to take forward the initiatives of bilateral security cooperation under the framework of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
Ministry of Defence
Indian Air Force inducts another batch of Young Leaders at the Combined Graduation Parade held at Air Force Academy
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria reviewed the Combined Graduation Parade  held at Air Force Academy, Dundigal on 20 June 2020. He formally conferred the ‘President’s Commission’ on 123 Flight Cadets as well as awarded ‘Wings’ to 11 officers from Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard. Amongst the newly commissioned officers, 61 officers joined the Flying branch with 62 being inducted into Ground Duty Branches of the IAF. This included 19 women officers. Two Flight Cadets from Vietnam Air Force also successfully completed their flying training at AFA and were presented ‘Wings’ by the Reviewing Officer.
On his arrival at the CGP, the ÇAS was received by Air Marshal AS Butola, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command and Air Marshal J Chalapati, Commandant, Air Force Academy. With its procedures modified suitably to cater for COVID protocols, the parade presented a general salute to the CAS prior to the ‘pipping ceremony’ in which flight cadets were conferred the rank of Flying Officers. The trainees who excelled in various disciplines were awarded trophies. Flying Officer Anurag Nain from the Flying branch was awarded the ‘Sword of Honour’ and President’s Plaque for standing first in overall order of merit in the Pilots’ Course. Flying Officer Aanchal Gangwal was awarded President’s Plaque for being first in overall order of merit in the Ground Duty Branch.
While addressing the parade, the CAS commenced by paying tribute to the brave men who made the supreme sacrifice while defending the LAC in the Galwan Valley. He congratulated the graduating officers and award winners while exhorting them to work hard for achieving requisite proficiency and attaining competency in their chosen field. He also commended the instructors and teaching staff at all IAF training establishments for timely culmination of training under very difficult conditions; while respecting the strict COVID protocols. The CAS thanked parents and relatives who supported the decision of their wards to join the Profession of Arms and encouraged the young men and women to pursue their dreams with the IAF. He reminded the officers that the security scenario prevailing in our region mandates that our armed forces remain prepared and vigilant at all times. He said that the development on the LAC in Ladakh was a small snapshot of what the armed forces are required to handle at short notice. The CAS emphasised on the spirit of jointness and asked the graduating officers to don this mantle - as proudly as they would don their blue uniforms. He concluded by reminding the graduating officers that the solemn oath taken by them should be their guiding principle while they execute their duties and responsibilities.